The AFM is motorcycle history..great pics!
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EastBayDave
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Yes, it does. Godspeed Joe...:cry :cry :cry
Anyone got some good pics of Joe? Please post...thanks.
-ebd
KTMKen
Oldest hooligan you know
Actually, you know who was really cool, was Grandma Francis! How did I forget her, bring'in cold cuts, bread, gummi bears, cookies, and drinks for all the racers. (Even Joe Brett Williams!) :rofl
I used to hang out with all of them, hadn't thought about Grandma in a long time....East Bay Dave, I think I know you from the AFM as well....hmmmm.
See If Petey can figure out whop I am from this pic....I don't have anything from the 80s's on this computer. This is an AFM ad from 91 or 92 I think...
I used to hang out with all of them, hadn't thought about Grandma in a long time....East Bay Dave, I think I know you from the AFM as well....hmmmm.
See If Petey can figure out whop I am from this pic....I don't have anything from the 80s's on this computer. This is an AFM ad from 91 or 92 I think...
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EastBayDave
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YEah probably. Sorry haven't been here in awhile, the pc blew it's guts. On kids pc now! :laughing
I knew a lot of folks back then, & that picture jarred me feeble memory. Got it on the tip of me tongue but can't spit it out.
Just take a look thru my gallery online here & you might remember. I was always the guy who was "too big to race." :teeth
anna-r-key
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Granny Franny aka Grandma Frances oast away last year
Hi Andy & Other Bikers
Peter Wensloff was the greatest racer ever. He was always nice, approachable, and just a sweet polite stand up guy.
His Grandmother was well known at the tracks all over the USA. SHe traveled with Peter and sponsered him. She always made lunches for everyone. And if someone was hotel-less or homeless, she gave them a place to sleep.
She past away last year at 82 years of age. She was still walking a mile a day and loving Peter as his #1 fan.
Hi Andy & Other Bikers
Peter Wensloff was the greatest racer ever. He was always nice, approachable, and just a sweet polite stand up guy.
His Grandmother was well known at the tracks all over the USA. SHe traveled with Peter and sponsered him. She always made lunches for everyone. And if someone was hotel-less or homeless, she gave them a place to sleep.
She past away last year at 82 years of age. She was still walking a mile a day and loving Peter as his #1 fan.
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Banjoboy
Get over yerself!!!
This tread has brought back sum fond memories, of "the good old dayz." :laughing
Grandma Frances was precious, didn't know another like her.
Grandma Frances was precious, didn't know another like her.
Cal Rayborn III Pops into my head, but tht was a long time ago. I'll forward the pic to Padre and see if he remembers? (Since the loser won't create a BARF account.) :laughing
Hey Sunshine, wut up girl? Long time no see. Ya still got that little Harley Thang? Hummer wuz it?
That's funny, I don't remember eat'in cold cuts outta her trunk? :rofl
EastBayDave
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He did IOM many times IIRC...
afm199
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I remember those classic Deveau/Chung melees, where one or both of them ended up on the ground in T2 on the outlap more than once.
FZ1MinesRdRipper
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My 1st year racing was 85'- stock RZ500 in 600SS
Me and my buddy Craig Seher started riding this year. I remember I started at the back as a novice first race in 600 Super Street...huge grid back in the day...I worked my way up to 9th on street tires and a bone stock 500. It wasn't slow, but lacked the set-up of the experts on well sorted 600 ninja's etc. My buddy started in the open production on a bone stock ninja 900 with Metzler ME33 lazer's...remember those. Decent street tires, but they ultimately let him down in the old turn one as he was turning up towards turn two still on the gas I think or maybe he shut throttle and the lean angle with the new load on the tire was all she wrote (probably 115-120mph). He was up to 3rd when this happened and was faster than the leader and closing quickly. I'm not sure if he would have caught him, but he was making a pretty good statement in his first race. I went on to race him in 750 production and modified production...beating him regularly. The good old days hey Dave. :afm199
Me and my buddy Craig Seher started riding this year. I remember I started at the back as a novice first race in 600 Super Street...huge grid back in the day...I worked my way up to 9th on street tires and a bone stock 500. It wasn't slow, but lacked the set-up of the experts on well sorted 600 ninja's etc. My buddy started in the open production on a bone stock ninja 900 with Metzler ME33 lazer's...remember those. Decent street tires, but they ultimately let him down in the old turn one as he was turning up towards turn two still on the gas I think or maybe he shut throttle and the lean angle with the new load on the tire was all she wrote (probably 115-120mph). He was up to 3rd when this happened and was faster than the leader and closing quickly. I'm not sure if he would have caught him, but he was making a pretty good statement in his first race. I went on to race him in 750 production and modified production...beating him regularly. The good old days hey Dave. :afm199
EastBayDave
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Oh yeah, they sure were. I hope your bud wasn't injured, Turn 1 was not the place to get off, nor is it now w/all the new K-walls.
I think that photo was kind of a "goodbye" to me f/the AFM after 8 seasons. I got hurt & totaled bike in July-84', & by start of 85' it became clear I couldn't come back due to finances. I was all-better by then, but lost the decade+ long good paying job, = so I could no longer swing racing. N0 $ = no racing...(sigh)....
That pic was kinda touching....:thumbup
Dwane was a good dude.
Budman, The photo of Dwane getting rear ended brings back memories. I believe I was 4th in that race. Dwane was a fierce competitor but a really good person. Loved the 600 SS races. Always a HUGE field. Almost always 50+ starters. You really had to learn how to pass people in that class. We usually started lapping the backmarkers by lap 5 crazy! I never got a podium but I was super satisfied getting into the top 5 in that class.
The Pete Wenslof thread was fun. Pete ran my FZR1000 in one of the first bike races at Thunderhill. He got third behind Steve Rapp. He burned up the tires in practice and I couldn't afford another set. I think he could have won otherwise.
Bill Jepson #756
Budman, The photo of Dwane getting rear ended brings back memories. I believe I was 4th in that race. Dwane was a fierce competitor but a really good person. Loved the 600 SS races. Always a HUGE field. Almost always 50+ starters. You really had to learn how to pass people in that class. We usually started lapping the backmarkers by lap 5 crazy! I never got a podium but I was super satisfied getting into the top 5 in that class. The Pete Wenslof thread was fun. Pete ran my FZR1000 in one of the first bike races at Thunderhill. He got third behind Steve Rapp. He burned up the tires in practice and I couldn't afford another set. I think he could have won otherwise.
Bill Jepson #756